Taj Mahal and Delhi moments
Sunset Jan. 1 & Sunrise Jan. 2, 2014
Our semester in India begins at the Taj Mahal on New Year's Day. Noah and I were here on our honeymoon 15 years ago and it is a gift to come back and share this with our children. They saw the stunning marble and jewel work on the outside - and on the inside of the domed mausoleum, the tombs of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan and his wife Mumtaz Mahal. Adam and Claudia also saw the intense poverty in Agra, the city that is home to the Taj. Every day in India we witness the juxtaposition of abundance and deprivation. Powerful, painful, colorful, and hopeful.
Yogi Claudia's Bridge Pose at the Taj
Driving into city of Agra - this is what surrounds the Taj Mahal
Snake charmer with Boa in Agra |
family in auto rickshaw |
Outside a Delhi fruit, vegetable and meat market surrounded by slums, this boy has trained his monkey to do tricks for tips
This girl was tapping on our car windows begging for money - we gave her food |
Taj mosque sunset Jan. 1, 2014 |
Sunrise Jan. 2, 2014 |
Claudia does yoga at sunrise at Taj |
DELHI STREET scenes - man carries refrigerator on his bike